drilling ceramics

[jwatson]

for ceramic i always use a normal masonry bit for towel rails ect, and i have never cracked a single tile yet. my method is to mark the tile where hole is to be drilled. select hammer drill and simply mark the tile on hammer by drilling for a second. take hammer drill off and continue to drill hole. the bit will simply follow the mark you have made.
a steady hand is needed

 

[diamondtiling]

for ceramic i always use a normal masonry bit for towel rails ect, and i have never cracked a single tile yet. my method is to mark the tile where hole is to be drilled. select hammer drill and simply mark the tile on hammer by drilling for a second. take hammer drill off and continue to drill hole. the bit will simply follow the mark you have made.
a steady hand is needed

noy very good advice there j, hammer drill is not recommended at all.

 

[jwatson]

i know, i know very naughty, :tt2: riskey without practice
but has never failed for me on ceramic.

i am ashamed for posting that do it the propper way guys:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Dan]

I used to turn the chuck a few times with my hand which scores ceramics enough to drill slowly. Never on hammer though.

 

[Scott]

Dewalt extreme masonry bits have a really small point on them that marks the tiles perfectly. Alas no good on anything harder though

 

[facetile]

have used hole cutting kits from plasplugs but they are quite difficult to get hold of.
drills through ceramic, porcelain no problem.

 

[macten]

I'll admit to using hammer action. Maybe I need to upgrade my old Makita as no hammer action = zero progress.

 

[Scott]

I have done it once by mistake with and sds and smashed it to bits. I was drilling it before i fixed it though so all was not lost

 

[Deleted member 1779]

have used hole cutting kits from plasplugs but they are quite difficult to get hold of.

Plasplugs went bankrupt and then restarted. So you might find some inconsistency with supply.

Their diamond cores also have a flaw with the water tank. You cant use the same water tank on the wall as you use on a floor tile. So you have to buy 2 x the same size.

Our cores provide good value for money and form a perfect hole.

News Alert to professional tilers: Our bundle price of 8 cores for £49.99 works out at a credit crunch busting £6.25 per core if you buy a pack of 6mm and a pack of 8mm of these tool box essentials.

365Drills PORSADRILL Brand Will last for AGES.

In contrast the Plasplugs cores work out at about £15.53 each (source - Choicefull.com 9/7/2010) so 8 cores would set you back £124.24

That is £74.25 more expensive than 365drills Porsadrill £49.99 for 8 cores.
And thats if you can find them.

365Drills are a healthy financial company trading well and exporting all over the world from Worksop with UK jobs. We enjoy providing professional installers and tilers with fantastic value for money and robust equipment able to stand up to porcelain tiles - so perfect on ceramics.

 

[facetile]

these products sound great, will check out your website